IEM Sydney 2023ENCE dispatch of Lynn Vision in Sydney
Snappi's men stepped over a possible banana skin on Anubis.
ENCE have come into IEM Sydney among the favorites, having made three finals in the last four Big Events, and got off to a flyer against Lynn Vision with a 13-6 win.
They were eliminated from the online BLAST Fall Showdown by BIG on October 6, but have returned to form — and health, in the case of Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer — in time for their first CS2 event.
A pistol win and three rounds at the end of the half kept LV in contention at 5-7, but ENCE ran away with the match on the CT side without needing to break into a sprint.
There were plenty of AUGs and Kriegs on the ENCE side, a factor to keep in mind as teams grapple with the peeker's advantage prevalent in early CS2 matches.
It was not a magic wand for ENCE, who still seemed helpless to stop a Lizhi "Starry" Ye 3K in Middle, but they remained in control throughout the affair despite flashes of brilliance from individuals in the Lynn Vision ranks.
Next up for ENCE is a best-of-three against the winner of fnatic-Cloud9 on October 17 at 07:30
 ENCE |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 - 9 | -0.83% | 93.3 | 73.7% | 1.54 | |
| 17 - 10 | +6.98% | 86.5 | 89.5% | 1.50 | |
| 18 - 11 | +1.16% | 84.9 | 89.5% | 1.49 | |
| 15 - 11 | -0.85% | 75.3 | 84.2% | 1.29 | |
| 12 - 11 | +2.69% | 88.9 | 78.9% | 1.24 |
 Lynn Vision |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 - 15 | +6.76% | 71.3 | 57.9% | 1.02 | |
| 12 - 14 | -4.00% | 78.4 | 63.2% | 0.89 | |
| 9 - 17 | +2.50% | 68.2 | 63.2% | 0.68 | |
| 6 - 16 | -10.31% | 46.7 | 63.2% | 0.56 | |
| 10 - 17 | -4.10% | 55.7 | 36.8% | 0.48 |
Freddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson
Christopher 'dexter' Nong
William 'mezii' Merriman
Aurélien 'afro' Drapier
Eetu 'sAw' Saha
Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov
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